Kuntze scores 1,000 points

JoJo Labrier, reporter

February 5, 2019

Filed under Features, Sports, Top Stories

Nothing but cheers and applause is what one OHS student-athlete heard as she made history at a recent basketball game. For Emily Kuntze (12 ), the contest at Notre Dame on Jan. 23 was no ordinary game. This was the game she would hit the 1,000-point mark for her high school career. “I’ve been...

French club hosts gingerbread competition

Kaitlyn Blanton, reporter

December 21, 2018

Filed under Features, News, Top Stories

  Joyeuses fêtes! OHS French Club ran the annual gingerbread competition for all students which took place on Dec.7 after school in the cafeteria. There was a total 14 students in the five teams who competed that ranged from two to four students per group. Teams of students paid $10 to...

Mrs. Colburn retires after 25 years

Kathleen Seithel, reporter

December 19, 2018

Filed under Features, News, Top Stories

Thirteen years ago, OHS’s library underwent major renovations; the walls, originally gold, were repainted, and all new furniture was put in. That was also the year Mrs. Bonnie Colburn began working as a secretary in the library, making another positive addition, but in a more substantial way. ...

Journalism students recognized at National Journalism Convention

Preston Ocello, Editor-in-Chief

November 9, 2018

Filed under Features, News, Top Stories

Of the over 2,000 students who participated in write-off contests, only 814 received awards at the National High School Journalism Convention Nov. 1-3 in Chicago. And seven of those awards went to OHS students . Kristin Kuchno (12) received a superior award, the highest possible rating, for Yearb...

OHS students and staff cross continents

Justin McCrady, reporter

October 12, 2018

Filed under Features, Top Stories

The trip of a lifetime thousands of miles away from St. Louis-That is what Ms. Samantha Bhambri and Samuel Gandhi (12) had the opportunity to do this past summer. OHS math teacher Bhambri along with her brother, and Gandhi with his mother and father, were able to take a journey to South Africa. &nbs...

OHS welcomes new foreign exchange students

Jordan Beseda, reporter

September 21, 2018

Filed under Features, Top Stories

Oakville High School has many new students this year. However, at least four had to travel a little farther than others. Sofia Ozolins (11), Rafael Portela-Lorenzo (11), Aleksi Isopahkala (12), and Christoph Koch (12) are a part of the foreign exchange program. This is the first time in 10 years th...

“I want to make a difference”

Mckenzie Knapp, editor in chief

May 22, 2018

Filed under Channel 97 News, Channel 97/Videos, Features, test video, Top Stories

As the school year comes to a close, many seniors are deciding what they want to do after graduation. Sabreena Leach (12), however, knows exactly what she wants to accomplish in her future. And she received some help from her past to do so. Leach plans to major in Environmental Science and Sustainability...

Personal Prowl

In lieu of the Personal Prowl in the newspaper, we took it online!

May 16, 2018

Filed under Features, Top Stories

Art students become art historians

Kyle Genthon, reporter

May 16, 2018

Filed under Features, Top Stories

AP Studio Art and Applied Design, taught by Mr. Brian Crawford and Ms. Alexandra Heyl respectively, took a trip, both for fun and to learn something new. On Wednesday, May 2, art students took a trip to the St. Louis Art Museum’s “Sunken Cities: Egypt’s Lost Worlds” exhibit. Students met in...

Drama students shine in one act plays

Kyle Genthon, reporter

April 16, 2018

Filed under Channel 97 News, Channel 97/Videos, Features, Top Stories

Theatre students are taking the reins and directing their own plays, getting a taste of what it’s like to run the show like a true director. Ms. Amy Learn’s seventh block Theatre Workshop class has an idea in the works to let the students direct their own 10-minute, one act plays. The plays allow...

Francis wins national essay contest

Christina Meier, reporter

April 12, 2018

Filed under Features, Top Stories

One OHS student is truly writing her heart out. Emily Francis (11) recently won a Gold Key Award for her argumentative essay that was submitted to the 2018 Missouri Region of the Scholastic Awards Contest. Of the more than 1,000 entries from throughout Missouri and Kansas City, KS, she was one of...

DECA members compete at state, two qualify for nationals

Rachel Delgado, reporter

April 6, 2018

Filed under Features, Top Stories

Within in the past year, the OHS DECA club has doubled in size, having over 30 members this year. With that growth also came success in the recent competitions. After competition at the regional level at Saint Louis University on Feb. 8, 18 out of 26 students were awarded the chance to move onto...